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Wave Clouds

by Andrew Norton

Me and my daughter love cloud spotting. We’ve seen flying pigs, dinosaurs and Homer Simpson – but I love wave clouds the most.

Also known as Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds, these atmospheric waves are perhaps the last uncrowded line ups left on earth.

So enjoy their unspoilt beauty now, before Laird Hamilton figures out a way to ride them:

Cloud Waves Giselle Goloy

Wave cloud perfection
Source: Giselle Goloy/Cloud Appreciation Society

wave cloud clear skies

Wave clouds in clear skies
Source: Unrepentantly Obsessed

wave cloud blue sky

Heavenly wave clouds
Source: Unrepentantly Obsessed

wave cloud appreciation society

Wave cloud over Colorado
Source: Terry Robinson/Cloud Appreciation Society

wave cloud weird

Weird wave clouds
Source: Wunderground

Kelvin-Helmholtz waves

Waves above and below
Source: Rod Jones/Wikipedia

wave cloud mountains

Wave clouds peaking
Source: Unrepentantly Obsessed

wave cloud stormy

Stormy wave clouds
Source: CWI Amsterdam

wave clouds birmingham city

Wave clouds engulf Birmingham City
Source: AlabamaWX

Kelvin Helmholz wave clouds

A Kelvin Helmholz sunset
Source: Brocken Inaglory/Wikipedia

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